Neighbours sniffed out a huge cannabis farm in a former Post Office.
Merseyside Police received complaints about the smell coming from the old Post Office on Lord Street, Southport. On Wednesday, June 1, officers stormed the building with a warrant and found around 150 cannabis plants and equipment in the basement of the building.
It comes just over a week after officers found a huge cannabis farm in a disused care home on Alexandra Road. The same post office building was also found with cannabis plants inside one year ago.
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It took police two days to completely dismantle the cannabis farm and an investigation has now started to find out who is responsible.
Sergeant Leach of the Southport Neighbourhood Team said: "This is more great work from the Neighbourhood Team, disrupting criminal activity and hitting their profits from crime. Cannabis farms often involve the exploitation of vulnerable people and even human trafficking.
"Electricity breaches and large amounts of water increase risk of fire, and danger to local residents. These farms need to be closed down and we will continue to do this, along with all the other work that Neighbourhood teams do on a daily basis."
If you have information but are unsure on how to pass it, you can speak to Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at https://orlo.uk/XAX2E
